[Adopted 6-13-1960 by Ord. No. 59; amended 8-26-1985 by Ord. No. 378; 8-27-1990 by Ord. No. 473 (Ch. VI, Art. 1, Sec. 101, of the 1976 Ordinance Book)]
The following words, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereby ascribed thereto, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
GARBAGE
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from meat, fish and fowls, fruits, vegetables and parts thereof and other articles and materials ordinarily used for food which have become unfit for such use or which are for any reason discarded.
PERSON
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation. In this article, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
REFUSE
All discarded articles or materials, except sewage and liquid waste, and including garbage, ashes and combustible and noncombustible waste.
All garbage and/or refuse originating within the Township of Middletown shall be disposed of only by removal beyond the limits of the Township by a licensed collector. In no case may garbage be brought into the Township for the purpose of disposal therein, nor may garbage be disposed within the limits of the Township by burning. Pending disposal as hereby authorized, garbage may be stored in covered containers only and in such limited quantities and for such limited period of time as shall ensure that no annoyance, nuisance or health hazard shall be created or maintained thereby. Except for such temporary storage as is hereby specifically authorized, no person shall keep, have, maintain, store upon or allow to exist in any manner whatsoever any garbage upon any lot or piece of ground within the limits of the Township. Materials designated as recyclable materials shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Recycling.
A. 
License and regulations. No person shall remove, haul or convey any refuse through or upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township of Middletown and dispose of the same in any manner or place without first obtaining a license from the Township Manager of said Township. The fee for such license shall be $50 per annum, and all licenses shall be issued for the calendar year or such portion thereof which shall remain after issuance thereof. There shall be no reduction in the fee for a person who shall apply for a license issued after the beginning of any calendar year. Every person who shall apply for a license under this section shall, in applying therefor, state the type or types of refuse to be collected, the manner and place of disposal of all refuse to be collected under such license and any other information deemed necessary by the Township to enforce the terms of this article. The applicant shall provide certification that all vehicles to be used in such collection are properly insured. No such license shall be granted by the Township Manager if the manner or place of disposal of such refuse shall not conform in every respect to the requirements of this article. No licensed collector shall make any change in the arrangements for disposal of refuse collected by him without securing the approval of the Township Manager. Said license shall at all times be displayed by the collector in the cab of his truck.
B. 
No licensed collector shall permit any outfallings from the conveyance of refuse to lie upon any of the streets or alleys in the Township. Collection vehicles shall have closed bodies or shall have sufficient covers to prevent the blowing and spillage of refuse during collection and transportation.
No person shall permit any unlicensed collector to take any refuse from premises owned or occupied by him.
All collections made by licensed collectors pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. or dusk, whichever shall occur first. In the event that collections in residential areas result in noise which creates a disturbance, the Township Manager shall have the discretion to direct licensed collectors to withhold collection until 7:00 a.m.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, to undergo imprisonment for no more than five days, provided that each day's continuance of a violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense, and provided, further, that a violation may result in revocation of the license of said collectors.